Einstein Bros. Bagels opens at U Square Wednesday

The new Einstein Bros. Bagels shop at U Square, the chain's first Cincinnati location, opens Wednesday. (There is a shop in Highland Heights, on the Northern Kentucky University campus.)

It's at 271 Calhoun St., at the west end of the Clifton Heights development, and will serve the chain's bagels, breakfast and lunch sandwiches, soups, salads, sweets, and coffee and espresso drinks. The chain now has more than 860 stores in 43 states and Washington DC.

For the grand opening Wednesday, the first 300 customers will get free coffee and a key fob good for a free small drip coffee per day with any purchase through Aug. 31. Several other promotions will be offered next week:

Aug. 4: Free coffee with purchase

Aug. 5: $2 off an egg sandwich

Aug. 6: Free espresso with purchase

Aug. 7: $2 off a lunch sandwich

Aug. 8: $4 off a bagel bucket

Aug. 9: Meet Melvyn and Elmo, the chain's mascots, and spin the wheel to win prizes